Lorenzo Sarubbi's Florentine Press House
On a tiny little workshop on a narrow road that connects the Palazzo Pitti with Santa Spirito, Lorenzo Sarubbi makes prints from antique engravings. Here, you can find prints of historical maps, cityscapes, flora, fauna and much more.
Roberto Ugolini, Florentine shoe maker
Opposite Brunelleschi’s imposing Basilica di Santa Spirito in Florence sits Roberto Ugolini’s shoe making workshop. I first noticed Roberto’s workshop 19 years ago when I visited Florence as a student.
The doorways of Stone Town, Zanzibar
Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital, is arguably most famous for its iconic wooden doorways. Often they are the only thing left standing when the buildings they belong to collapse, which an alarming number have.